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Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Treatment of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Published on: September 13, 2020
[Post-traumatic fibro-osseous lesion of the rib]
Dhouha Bacha1, Aïda Ayadi-Kaddour, Adel Marghli
1Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Abderrahmen Mami, 2080 Ariana, Tunisie. dhouhabacha@voila.fr
Abstract:
Post-traumatic fibro-osseous lesion is a rare benign osseous lesion usually affecting the ribs and relatively under-recognised. Histologically, it showed a bland fibrous stroma in which resided an anastomosing network of bone trabeculae, having a zonal pattern of maturation from metaplastic woven to mature lamellar bone, with or without an associated xanthomatous component. We report a well-documented case of mixed variant post-traumatic fibro-osseous lesion of the sixth rib, which was initially misdiagnosed as particular form of fibrous dysplasia associated with a xanthoma.
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